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Marshwood CofE Primary Academy

Primary school in Bridport, Dorset. Requires improvement (May 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 8 May 2024, report published 13 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around November 2026

The last inspection was in May 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 2.2 milesHawkchurch Church of England School

    Primary, Axminster, Devon

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Mar 2025)

  2. 2.3 milesThorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

    Primary, Thorncombe, Dorset

    Requires improvement (Oct 2023)

  3. 3.9 milesBroadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Primary, Beaminster, Dorset

    Requires improvement (Nov 2023)

  4. 4.1 milesCharmouth Primary School

    Primary, Bridport, Dorset

    Report card, Jun 2026: 3 expected, 4 needs attention

  5. 4.2 milesWinsham Primary School

    Primary, Near Chard, Somerset

    Good (Nov 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.